A Blossom Fell
1955 single by Nat King Cole
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"A Blossom Fell" is a popular song written by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, and Dominic John and published in 1954.
| "A Blossom Fell" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Nat King Cole | ||||
| B-side | "If I May" | |||
| Released | April 11, 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1954 | |||
| Studio | Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John | |||
| Nat King Cole singles chronology | ||||
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The best-known version was recorded by Nat King Cole.[1] The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 3095. The B-side was "If I May." The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on April 27, 1955, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.[2] (Note that in this era, Billboard combined data for both sides of two-sided hits, so the #2 status applies to the combination of "A Blossom Fell" and "If I May").
Nat King Cole recorded the song again for his album The Nat King Cole Story (1961).
Other versions
- In the UK "A Blossom Fell" was even more popular with 3 cover versions to reach the UK charts: The first one was by Dickie Valentine who entered the UK listings on 18 February 1955 and climbed up to the # 10 spot. One week later the version by Nat King Cole appeared and outsold Valentines recording by reaching #3. Finally Ronnie Hilton's version charted at #10 a few weeks later.[3]
